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NURSING HEMODYNAMIC MONITORING FOCUSED
AH3 FINAL EXAM WITH REAL TEST QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS 2026 JUST RELEASED
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The client is presenting with substernal chest discomfort and nausea
the client is placed on a cardiac monitor. Which of the following
findings is consistent with a diagnosis of myocardial infarction?
a. An irregularly irregular heart rhythm
b. QRS interval greater than 0.12 seconds.
c. Tall tented T waves with unchanged st segments
d. Inverted T-waves with ST elevation
• The nurses instructed a client who had a myocardial
infarction, about preventing further attacks. Which of the
following should the nurse include in the teaching plan?
a. Walk for 30 min 2x a week
b. Exercise after eating rather than before
c. Eat smaller meals and at a slower paced
d. Substitute a nicotine patch in the place of smoking.?????
• (Select all that apply) The nurse is caring for a client who has had
chest pain for the past 30 minutes and has been prescribed an IV
thrombolytic which questions from the box below is a priority for the
nurse to ask the client prior to administration
(6 selections)
1. Are you allergic to aspirin?
2. Have you had any surgical procedures within the past 10 days?
3. do you have a prescribed beta blocker?
4. do you have a history of cigarette smoking?
5. do you have any bleeding disorders such as hemophilia?
6. Have you ever been told that you have a disorder or a problem
within the vessels in your brain?
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Answers:
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1245 Yes
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• The nurse is preparing a client for percutaneous transluminal
coronary angioplasty “PTCA”. Which of the following actions should
the nurse take?
a. Withhold the antihypertensive medications for 4 hours before the
procedure
b. Obtain the client's weight immediately prior to the procedure.
c. Assess the allergies to radio opaque contrast dye
d. inform the client that the procedure is routinely performed at the
bedside
• The nurse is caring for a client who had a percutaneous
transluminal coronary angioplasty at the DCA 1 hour ago. The nurse
should immediately notify the primary health care provider that the
client develops.
a. Discomfort at the insertion site
b. Small hematoma on the insertion site.
c. Diminished pulses in the affected extremity
d. Bruising at the site that is soft to the touch
• The nurse should initially plan to assess the client who? (who would
you see first?)
a. Had a coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) survey 24 hr ago and
has developed a central venous pressure (CVP) reading of 7
mmHg
b. has a diagnosis of laryngeal cancer, as a waiting surgical
resection in the morning, reports burning in the throat and
drinking coffee
c. Has atrial fibrillation , is receiving prescribed digoxin, & has a sub-
therapeutic digoxin level.
d. Had a chest tube inserted 6 hours ago, is connected to suction
& has continuous bubbling in the suction control chamber.
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NURSING HEMODYNAMIC MONITORING FOCUSED
AH3 FINAL EXAM WITH REAL TEST QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS 2026 JUST RELEASED
•
The client is presenting with substernal chest discomfort and nausea
the client is placed on a cardiac monitor. Which of the following
findings is consistent with a diagnosis of myocardial infarction?
a. An irregularly irregular heart rhythm
b. QRS interval greater than 0.12 seconds.
c. Tall tented T waves with unchanged st segments
d. Inverted T-waves with ST elevation
• The nurses instructed a client who had a myocardial
infarction, about preventing further attacks. Which of the
following should the nurse include in the teaching plan?
a. Walk for 30 min 2x a week
b. Exercise after eating rather than before
c. Eat smaller meals and at a slower paced
d. Substitute a nicotine patch in the place of smoking.?????
• (Select all that apply) The nurse is caring for a client who has had
chest pain for the past 30 minutes and has been prescribed an IV
thrombolytic which questions from the box below is a priority for the
nurse to ask the client prior to administration
(6 selections)
1. Are you allergic to aspirin?
2. Have you had any surgical procedures within the past 10 days?
3. do you have a prescribed beta blocker?
4. do you have a history of cigarette smoking?
5. do you have any bleeding disorders such as hemophilia?
6. Have you ever been told that you have a disorder or a problem
within the vessels in your brain?
,2
Answers:
346
256
1356
1245 Yes
, 3
31:57
• The nurse is preparing a client for percutaneous transluminal
coronary angioplasty “PTCA”. Which of the following actions should
the nurse take?
a. Withhold the antihypertensive medications for 4 hours before the
procedure
b. Obtain the client's weight immediately prior to the procedure.
c. Assess the allergies to radio opaque contrast dye
d. inform the client that the procedure is routinely performed at the
bedside
• The nurse is caring for a client who had a percutaneous
transluminal coronary angioplasty at the DCA 1 hour ago. The nurse
should immediately notify the primary health care provider that the
client develops.
a. Discomfort at the insertion site
b. Small hematoma on the insertion site.
c. Diminished pulses in the affected extremity
d. Bruising at the site that is soft to the touch
• The nurse should initially plan to assess the client who? (who would
you see first?)
a. Had a coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) survey 24 hr ago and
has developed a central venous pressure (CVP) reading of 7
mmHg
b. has a diagnosis of laryngeal cancer, as a waiting surgical
resection in the morning, reports burning in the throat and
drinking coffee
c. Has atrial fibrillation , is receiving prescribed digoxin, & has a sub-
therapeutic digoxin level.
d. Had a chest tube inserted 6 hours ago, is connected to suction
& has continuous bubbling in the suction control chamber.
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